Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Installer experience with SWM8 in Phoenix area?

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Installer experience with SWM8 in Phoenix area?

    I've got a Directv HD setup with a HD DVR and a plain old HD receiver in my home. The house has a structured wiring package but the runs are just single RG6 runs to various rooms. We were a little shocked when we had this installed 18 months or so ago when the installer insisted on running a run of double RG6 around he outside of our house and through the wall. There are at least 2 RG6 lines to a point outside the house and he did use one of these runs to for the upstairs HD receiver.

    Now, from what I have been reading, the SWM8 does exactly what I want... that is, allow me to use the homes structured wiring and tear off the ugly wiring that was run outside. I've gone ahead and ordered the SWM8, power supply and the splitter. My plan had been to find a satellite installer to come and install this stuff for me... since the LNB only has 3 coax runs out of it and not 4. Made some calls this morning and only found one of the places with people in it. I tried to describe what I want and I tried to explain what the SWM-8 is... and it soon became clear the people I was talking to had no idea what I was talking about....

    Ok, so my first question is, how do I find an installer who understands this stuff enough to install it? Can anyone recommend someone in the Phoenix area?

    Secondly... I actually have to admit that I am an engineer... but I have no experience in this particular area and I've learned over the years that sometimes you are just better off finding someone who has the experience to do things right, instead of messing with it myself. If I do install it myself, is it really as easy as it looks?

  • #2
    It's really not a difficult installation. There are excellent diagrams out there. See:

    SWM DIRECTV Wiring Diagrams and Information

    SWM8 Resources and Diagrams

    Comment


    • #3
      My LNB has only 3 RG6s coming out of it. What do I have to do to hook the 4th connection up?

      Comment


      • #4
        You need the fourth wire. Do you have an older dish, or did you just never run a fourth wire? If the latter, then there should be a connection for it next to the others.
        Been here a long time . . .

        Comment


        • #5
          Originally posted by WK-Michael View Post
          You need the fourth wire. Do you have an older dish, or did you just never run a fourth wire? If the latter, then there should be a connection for it next to the others.
          The dish was installed about 15 months ago. We just have the HD DVR plus a HD receiver, so I guess there was no need for the 4th run. How do I access the connection in the LNB?

          Comment


          • #6
            You go up to the dish and run a 4th line from the output that is currently not being used. It will be obvious once you are looking at the dish.

            Comment


            • #7
              Steve's Situation

              My situation is very similar. To see the four connections on the dish, I assum you have to take the LNB off the arm. Is that correct?

              Comment


              • #8
                No, you can look at the 4 connectors without removing the arm. Just look at where the wires connect--you can access them and see them under the LNB.

                Comment


                • #9
                  By the way, I found a great installer in the area who installed the SWM LNB for me for a very reasonable price, too!

                  Comment

                  Working...
                  X